Playlist: Pentecost, on Monday (topic)
Pentecost, Consistency, and Honesty
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughIn the year 2005, when Passover falls on a weekly Sabbath, disagreement arises within the Church of God regarding the counting method for locating Pentecost, resulting in various groups observing Pentecost one week apart. When using the English method of exclusive counting, starting the count to Pentecost from the day after the …
How to Count to Pentecost
Sermon by David C. GrabbeIn 1974, the Worldwide Church of God made a significant change regarding the counting to Pentecost, shifting from observing Pentecost on Monday to Sunday. This adjustment in understanding came from recognizing that the Hebrew term for "from" in the context of counting meant "beginning on" rather than "beginning after." Prior to …
A Calendar Summary
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughHerbert Armstrong discovered that Pentecost was being kept wrongly on Sivan 6. He recounted from that day to another wrong day because he counted exclusively as an English-speaking person counts. For a number of years the church kept Pentecost on a Monday. The change from Sivan 6 to a Monday did not alter the underlying calendar …
Sovereign God, Not Man
Commentary by Richard T. RitenbaughWe have all become little 'sovereigns.' Everyone thinks he or she can make up the rules about God's truth, when God is to be the sole arbiter of truth.